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Gubernatorial Address
Governor Cuomo spoke on the structural flaws in the American economy which have led to the national recession, with all of its associated maladies, including a devastated educational system, a deteriorating infrastructure, overcrowded prisons, rampant drug addiction, and overwhelming environmental pollution. He blamed eight years of regressive tax policy and a willingness to accept recessions as cyclical phenomena as flaws in conservative economic theory, and called for a reinstatement of the middle and underclassed as instruments of economic change, as opposed to accepting trickle-down…
Type: Media
GATT Talks
The National Press Club Professional Affairs Committee discussed why the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs talks fell apart the previous week in Brussels.
Type: Media
View of the Bush Administration
Mr. Sununu criticized Democrats for using the Persian Gulf crisis as an excuse to raise taxes. Senate and House budget committees are chaired by Democrats who have said that an income surtax is possible if the U.S. enters a war with Iraq. Regarding President Bush's change of mind on raising taxes, Mr. Sununu said the economy "was held political hostage by those in control of Congress."
Type: Media
U.S.-Soviet Relations
Gennadi Gerasimov, head of the Soviet Foreign Ministry's Information Directorate, spoke about U.S.-Soviet relations, recent political events in eastern Europe and tensions in the Persian Gulf. Mr. Gerasimov was in Washington this week to receive the 1990 Communicator of the Year Award from the National Association of Government Communicators.
Type: Media
Facing the Issues
Mr. Perot described the views of the ordinary citizen on the U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf and a variety of other issues. Mr. Perot, real-estate, computer, and gas and oil magnate, expressed the need for financial and health security for the average American, and vilified American political greed as the cause of the country's problems.
Type: Media
Controlling Federal Waste
Mr. Grace discussed the continued need for decreasing wasteful government spending.
Type: Media
Visiting Saddam Hussein
Mr. Jennings described his recent trip to Iraq and his interview with Saddam Hussein.
Type: Media
Talking America
Mr. Moyers talked about public television and its role in public policy discourse. A journalist and former news analyst, he is best known for his documentaries and interviews on public television.
Type: Media
The Occupation of Kuwait
Shaikh Ali Khalifa Al-Sabah is one of the exiled leaders of Kuwait, a country which is currently occupied by Iraq. He spoke on the occupation and his continuing management of Kuwait's world financial affairs.
Type: Media
Situation in Nicaragua
Mr. Leal discussed current events in Nicaragua and the results of the meeting of the Partnership for Democracy in the Development of Central America.
Type: Media